Sri Devraha Baba is one of the greatest yogis in the history of India, he is the eleventh in the lineage from Sri Ramanuja Acharya (the saint philosopher from the south of India, the founder of Vaishnavism) and one of his outstanding disciples. He always radiated love. He was Premasvarupa, (truly spiritual) incarnation of love. People of all castes and classes used to come to bow to him from all over India. He was loved by indian politicians, he was visited by Indira and Rajiv Gandhi, ministers, saints, yogis, priests, rich and poor people – all used to come to darshan (spiritual blessing) to Baba.
The life of Devraha Baba is shrouded in mystery, and according to the different versions time of his life in the body is estimated between 150 and 250 years. Baba was called “Eternal Yogi”. Devraha Baba mastered the Khechari mudra by means of controlling his tongue and the time of his death. The first president of India dr. Rajendra Prasad witnessed about big age of the yogi. He said that he personally could confirm at least 150 years of his life. At the age of 73 he said that when he was a young boy, his father sent him to meet Baba, who was same old person, and his father had already known Baba for many years before that. The presence of Devraha Baba was recorded at 12 main Kumbh Mela holidays which take place once in 12 years. The lawyer of Allahabad High Court determined that seven generations of his family had sat at the feet of Devraha Baba.
On June 19th 1990 Devraha Baba left his body and entered the state of Mahasamadhi, having passed his power and knowledge to his disciples Dev Das Ji (Bade, the older one) and Ram Sevak Das ji (Chote, the youngest) Maharajas before that.